- Population
- 17,138
- 17.1K
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde48 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol106 km
About Steenwijk
Steenwijk is a town. Location: Gemeente Steenwijkerland, Overijssel. Population: 17,138. Elevation: 7 m.
Steenwijk (Dutch: [ˈsteːɱʋɛik]; Dutch Low Saxon: Steenwiek or Stienwiek) is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland. It is the largest town of the municipality. Steenwijk received city rights in 1327. In the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) it was conquered by the Spaniards in 1581, but regained by the Dutch in 1592. Steenwijk was a separate municipality until 2001, when it merged with Brederwiede and IJsselham.
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Photos of Steenwijk
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Bartholomeus Dolendo, Peter Bast, Hugo Grotius; Hessisches Landesarchiv · CC BY 4.0 -
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Pa3ems · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population of Steenwijk over time
| 1879 | 4,926 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 5,342 | |
| 1899 | 5,591 | |
| 1909 | 6,127 | |
| 1920 | 6,808 | |
| 1930 | 7,261 | |
| 1947 | 8,677 | |
| 1960 | 10,739 | |
| 1971 | 12,600 | |
| 1980 | 21,356 | |
| 1990 | 20,960 | |
| 2000 | 22,843 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Steenwijk
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (82 mm)
- Driest month
- April (47 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 50 | 62 | 47 | 58 | 75 | 78 | 62 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 78 |
How to get to Steenwijk
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zwolle, 31 km to the south.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 48 kmnortheast
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 106 kmsouthwest
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 129 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 31 kmsouth
- Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 51 kmnorthwest
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 57 kmnortheast
- Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 65 kmsouth
- Almere Stad Population: 176.4K 77 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Steenwijk
Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 268 natural sites, 98 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Kiekenberg Mountain 18 kmN
- Hunnenkloosterberg Mountain 17 kmE
- Havelterberg Mountain 7 kmE
- Boschberg Mountain 23 kmNE
25–60 km53 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 44 kmS
- Weißer Berg Mountain 59 kmSE
- Naturschutzgebiet Itterbecker Heide Natural site 54 kmSE
- Radewijkerbeek River 42 kmSE
60–100 km428 places
- Texel Island 93 kmW
- Borkum Island 96 kmNE
- Borkum Island 96 kmN
- Sandpoel Lake 88 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Havelterberg Mountain, Gemeente Westerveld7 km E
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Hunnenkloosterberg Mountain, Gemeente De Wolden17 km E
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Bendersche Berg Mountain, Gemeente Westerveld18 km E
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Kiekenberg Mountain, Heerenveen Municipality18 km N -
Boschberg Mountain, Ooststellingwerf Municipality23 km NE
Sources & licences
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